Nassau Gardens.. Color And Bloom In Abundance
Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, is situated on the small, lovely island of New Providence, surrounded by waters of the most unbelievable blues and greens. We arrived in July
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Country Garden Past And Present
It should be called “OUR GARDEN” because my wife’s contribution to it is no mean thing. For almost 15 years, we were in the habit of bragging that year in
A Stroll Through Garden Stores
Everybody likes to take a busman’s holiday now and then. For me, that’s visiting the folks who sell garden tools. I recently took a day off just to do that
People Who Live In Glass House
If you want to know how much fun it is to own a greenhouse, “Ask the man who owns one!” FLOWER GROWER did just that. But we didn’t ask one
Let’s Place The Emphasis
Today, the art of flower arrangement takes in a lot of territory; sometimes, it seems to me it includes everything but flowers. Compositions are built around figures or masks; each
Let’s Take A Garden Trip Guatemala
The plane rose from Merida, our last stop in Mexico. The pilot circled to glimpse the pyramid-type Mayan ruins outside this hot, tropical city of the Yucatan lowlands. Soon we
The Gardens Are Key to the Heart of England
To visit England is to visit a land of gardens—the most beautiful gardens in the world. And a large proportion of these gardens is open to the public, either for
The Great Gardens At Bodnant
Bodnant, near Conway on the north coast of Wales, is one of the world’s great gardens. Even in Great Britain, there is nothing to compare with it. A series of
This Problem Of Drainage For Plants
Drainage is important whether we plan a small vegetable garden or a large orchard, a new lawn or flower border, or simply potting a plant. For aquatics and swamp-loving plants,
The Garden Is Rhythm And Punctuation In Design
Essentially every design embodies an idea that is dynamic or static. Like a piece of music, a garden can be composed with a recurrent theme, a rising and falling cadence,